Hanger for shock-absorbers.



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entre sraras armar onirica ERNST FLENTJE, OF

CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS.

HANGER FOR SHOCK-ABSORBERS.

.To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNST FLnN'rJn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cambridge, county of Middlesex, and State ot' lilassachusetts, have invented an lmprovement in Hangers' for Sliock-Absorbers,

of which the following description, in con-- nection with` the accompanying drawing, is a specification, like characters on the drawing representing' like parts.

In my Patent No; 899,662, dated Septeml have illustrated a shock absorber for automobiles which involves a cylinder lilled with liquid such glycerin and which is connected to the axle oi the `car and in which plays a piston that is connected to the frame ot the carbody, saidv cylinder and piston constituting a retarding device to retard or ease the movement of the springs. 'lhe device shown'in said patent involves two brackets or hanger members, one secured to the axle and having-a projecting foot portion to which the cylinder is con` nected, and the other secured to the car body' frame and having an overhanging port-ion to which the piston rod is connected.- In order that the shock absorber may Work properly, it is essential thatithe two hanger n'xen'ibors should be so located on the axle and caribody that .the foot portion `of one and the over-hanging portion of will stand in verticallalinelnent With' each other, so that the cylinder and. pistonmay occupyT a vertical position; I ind,however,

that in applying the shock ahsorbersto autompbile." it is Vsometimes Ldiiiicult to properly position the hanger member-sto secure this endeither because of some peculiarit-y in the construction ofthe frame or becausey ot the particular location of some important part of the automobile. In order to overcome these objections,`l have devised the hanger which is made the subject of this application and which involves two hanger members having such al construction that they may be placed in a variety of positions and yet be so adjusted es to bring the footA portion of one and the overhanging of the other in vertical alinenient. A

I will iirst describe one embodiment of my invention and then point out the novel features thereof in the appended claims.

ln the drawings, ltignre 1- is a .view of my .improved hanger device taken on a vertical plane transversely of the frame of an autoportion the other Specification of Letters'latent. Application filed September 27, 1909A Fie.'

-a top plan view showing the parts applied to clevis `18 to which. an eye v lll, it will be seen bracket longitudinally ofthe frame and the Patented lier. 2l, 1989. serial No. 519,776.

n f .f mobile and parallel to the ax showing. a\portion only of vthe trame; Fig 2 is a view laken at. right angles to Fie' l 3 is a top plan view ol Fig. .l Fitz'.

the automobile in a different position trom what' is shown in Fig. 3.

A portion of the trame oli' an automobile is shown at 3 and one ot the axles at 4. lhe shock'ahsorber herein shown may he similar to that shown in my above-men tioned patent, and it comprises the cylinder 5 having therein a piston provided with a piston yrogt (5. The cylinder ot' the shock absorber is 'connected either-to the axle or tothe frame and the piston rod is connected to the other part. l have herein shown the cylinder as connected to the axle piston rod as connected tothe ti-amc. connecting the cylinder to thc axle l employ a hanger device which embodies a clip 7 adapted to be clamped to the axle and provided with a boss 8 and a hanger member 9 provided with a laterally-extending foot ll and a stem l0 which is secured to the boss 3 and is `mounted to turn therein. The footll carries a loop or clevis l2 to which is connected an eyelB on the bottom lof the cylinder 5. For securino F or g the piston rod to the frame l I provide another ingva bracket orv arm 14 which is secured to the side sills of the frame 3 and a hanger member l5 having the downWardly-directed stein-16; which is secured to and is vlii'ounted to turn trierein and which v.is also provided with the laterallysextending 17 that carries a ltlon the end of the piston rod 6 s connected.4 Since the stems of 4both of the fhanger devices are mounted to turn .theflo' S and bracket that the'posit-ion of the or overhanging portion position or" the .clip longitudinally of the axle may be varied'andyet the overhanging portion 17 and` foot ll may he brought in vertical alinemcnt so that the piston and cylinder will stand vertically, This is made apparent from Figs. 3 and e wherein dilierent positions of the hanger' members are shown. y

The stems of the two hanger mei'nhers may be swiveled to the boss 8 andbracket lt 1n any suitable way, but l will preferably and th e hanging device com'piisthe bracket ll respectivel said hanger members may be adjusted vertically to bring lthe overhanging portions 17 the proper distance fron the ioot Il.

*with a device such as herein shown my improved shock absorber-may be applied to any style of car without changing the position .of anygof the parts or making any alterations or changes in the construction of the traine. i

,The bracket I4 is shown as having ears 20, which overlie the side sills of the` car and are bolted thereto by bolts 2l, and I will preferably place the bolts in line with each other longitudinally of the sill, as this will weaken the sill less than if the bolts were in line with each other transversely of the sill. I also propose to use set screws 22 to prevent the stems from turning in the boss or bracket after they have been properly adjusted. .Y

Having fully described my invention,

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what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent. is

l. In a shock absorber, the combination with a cylinder and a piston therein, ot a clip adapted to be secured to the axle of a car, a hanger member having a stem swiveled to said clip and provided with a laterally-extending foot which is connected to the cylinder, a bracket secured to the frame of the car, and another hanger device provided with a stem which is swiveled to the vbracket and provided with an overlianging portion that is connected to the piston rod.

2. In a shock absorber, the combination with a cylinder and a piston therein, of a clip adapted to be secured tothe axle of a car, a hanger member having a stem screwtlireaded to said clip and provided with a laterally-extending 'foot which is connected to the cylinder, a bracket secured to the :trame of the car, and another hanger device provided with a stem which is screw-threaded to the bracket and provided with an overhanging portion that is connected to the piston rod.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my naine to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

` l ERNST FLENTJE.

lVitnesses l Louis C. SMITH, THOMAS J. DRUMMON'D. 

